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Carmo Church (Igreja do Carmo) Faro

Carmo Church and Bones Chapel.Faro is the southernmost city in mainland Portugal, and also the capital of Aerjiawei region and Faro district, with a population of 64,560 inhabitants in 2011. 2011 64,560

Baroque Carmo Church (Igreja do Carmo) in Faro is one of the town's attractive churches with lovely 18th century gilded wood carvings and stain-glass windows inside and with a pleasant white-washed exterior. (Carmo Church) 18 The main attraction of the church for many visitors is its macabre Bones Chapel (Capela dos Ossos), situated in a walled small garden, just behind the main church building. (Bones Chapel) The bones and skulls that can be seen are those of over 1200 Carmelite monks that were exhumed from the nearby church cemetery when the ossuary was built in 1816. The purpose of such Chapels of Bones is to emphasize the brevity of human existence and the need to live a good life. A more practical purpose may have been to free up space in the cemeteries! 1816 1,200

Cape Roca

Cape Roca

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Cape Roca Cape Roca (Cabo da Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental. The cape is located within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, 42 kilometres west of the city of Lisbon and in the southwest of Sintra. A location (3847N 930W) is inscribed on a stone plaque, located on a monument at the site.- 42 3847N, 1130'WCape Roca lighthouse was the first purpose built light house in Portugal and was completed in 1772 but its present form originates from 1842. The lighthouse stands 150m above the ocean and this height means that the 1,000 watt light can be seen 46km away. 1772 1842 150 1,000 46 The inscription on the side of the monument is a quote from the famous Portuguese poet Camoes (15241580) who described the area as "Where the land ends and the sea begins". 1524~1580

Cape Roca

Cape Roca (Cabo da Roca)

Cape Roca Lighthouse

The monument and scenic overlook at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point on the European continent.

Monument declaring Cape Roca is the westernmost extent of continental EuropeAqui onde a terra se acaba e o mar comeca(Here where the land ends and the sea begins)

3847N 930WAltitude 140 M 3847 930 140

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The Cape Roca coastline of massive cliffs

The shoreline at Cape Roca

The only gift and cafe shop

Cape Roca Certification

For a small fee, you can buy a dated, personalized certificate at the Cape Roca visitor center. The certificate confirms that you have been to Cape Roca--Sintra, Portugal--the westernmost point in continental Europe, where the land ends and the sea begins. "

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